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Mainland Chinese tourists in Hong Kong complain about hotel charges for toiletries packed in plastic after ban on throwaway items comes into force

Mainland Chinese tourists have vented their anger on social media over differences in prices and provision of amenities in Hong Kong hotels after a single-use plastic ban came into effect, with some accusing operators of profiteering.

Other tourists found the lack of items such as plastic tubes of toothpaste and bottled water in some hotels not visitor-friendly and appealed to management to better inform guests of the changes in advance so they would not be caught off guard.

But sector representatives defended the new arrangements and insisted any price increases were because of the cost of alternatives. They added that hotels were obliged to comply with the new rules on throwaway plastics.

Prohibited items included plastic toothbrushes, small bottles of toiletries and water in plastic bottles.

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